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CH-53K conducted first over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore ops

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In a test over the Atlantic Ocean last month, the CH-53K conducted over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore operations for the first time from USS Iwo Jima.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (November 20, 2021) A Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts a 27,000 lbs. light armored vehicle (LAV-25) drop during testing and evaluation operations onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), November 20. The CH-53K is currently undergoing initial operational test and evaluation to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures of CH-53K utilization as the Marine Corps modernizes and prepares to respond globally to emerging crises or contingencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua D. Petrosino)

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HMLA-269 trains in Colorado to prepare for upcoming winter exercise in Norway

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HMLA-269 has been invited to participate in exercise Cold Response in Norway and the unit is now training in Colorado in order to prepare the Marines to operate in cold and high-altitude climate.

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

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